Device for restoring nap to fabrics.



im. 857,035 190'?y PIENTED JUNE 18 G, DEXTER. .EVICB FR RESTORING NAP TO FABRICS,

APPLICATION FILED 00T.20, 1906.

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Patented Tune 18, 190?.

Application filed October 20,1906. Seri-.Ll No. 339,304.

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Ee it known that l, Gnonon B. DEXTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at i'rooldino, in thc county of Norfolk "and State ci ivhissmr-husctts, have invented new and useful hnprovemcnts in Devices forl@- storing Nep to Fabrics, of which the lfollowis o specilication. This invention relates to improvements in i0 dxccs lor restoring nep to the surface of iabrics. W hen the nep oi' the fabric has been pr ssod down or worn off in the use of e. O1ar nient, the appearance of said fabric is spelled it being made shiny therebynnd expediente employed to restore the original appearance to seid febrichave :failed either' partially or wholly.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple inexpensive device by means of which zo nap rnny be easily end quickly restored to fabrics so that the appearance is like thato new fabric.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement oiE parts set forth in the fob z5 lowing specification and perticularlypointed out in the claims thereof.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is n. rlen view of the device of my invention. .`ig. 2 is a section, partly in elevation1 token 3o on line oi" 1 looking in the direction oi the arrows showing also a support and e piece i 'Fabric in section, seid device resting on said rubric. Fig. 5% is an enlarged section oi" n. portion ol lFig. 2. Fig. i is a section similari* to 2 het showing the device with pr ssure applied downwardly, thereto. Fig.

5 is an enlarged section of a portion of Fig. 4.

Fig. o is en enlarged detail persmective View or" one of the teeth or dents.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

.ln the drawings, 1l) is a holder provided with two slots 11, 11 in one end thereof and two larger slots 12,` 12 in the other end there- 4.5 oi. A suitable handle I3 is fast to thc holder 1 0. A resilient member 1-1 preferably in the form or a convexly curved metal spring is vprovided with ears 15, 15 which are located in the slots 11, 11 and is also, provided with 5c cors lo, lo which are located in thc slots 12, il' covering 17 formed of any suitable materiel suc-h n. composite material is las "fi-nt mmnbcr l-i bymcans of s 4S .il plurnlityot' double are mounted on the resilient nonzher 'il in the following manner.

Each of the teeth 1l) consists ol" n. picco ol' wire bent Ushaped us shown in Fig, (Si. ihn free ends 20, 2l) ol snid wire boing i'orcco through the covering 17, and when said coverno' is applied lo the resilient member l-l the ases 2i of seid teeth rest against thix underside ol said resilient member. 'llnl resilient member lil, the covering 1T, :md the teeth 19 thus forni n very resilient structure. The free ends 2l) of" the teeth 19 are bent with relation lo the .remainder and enH tend awny from theA member lll andv are inolined at en angle thereto.

ri`he o eration of the device hcreinliel'ore specifically described is :is follows: A picco of fabric 22 is placed upon :i support. 23 and the device of my invention is placed thereon, as shown in Figs. 2 und S. The user grasps toc handle .i3 and applies pressure thereto in the direction of the nrrmvs, Figs. L and S, the eers 1G, 16 hempr l`1'ec to play in the slots 1l?, 12 the resilient member 1l 'yields with relation to the holder 10 until it occupies 1hoposition shown in -Figs. 11- :md The downw Ward pressure on thc handle it is thon di Ininished, hut the pressure toward the lel'! is continued to a slight degree, the holder lo being allowed to return to the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3. It' will be seen by .reference to Fig. 5 that when the pressure is applied lo the handle i3 the sharp points ol' ihr.l i'ruo ends of the teeth 1*.) enter the yfabric 23 lo a,

slight degree and as seid pressure is removed. and pressure toward the lelt 1s maintained vv'hilelhe holder 1() moves 'upuf'ardly the' sharp points of the free ends 2Q will aci. to restore to rthe lnbric .52 its nep. Repetition oi the described operation over such portions of the fabric as may be desired, results in imparting to said fabric the appearance of a new picco et l'obric. 'lhc great value of this device will bc at once apparent for, as is 'ell known, many garments which have hocorne shiny through long conlinued use are often discarded when by the usc of the device of my invention nap muy be restored to thc surface o'l`v the fabric, thus making the gurments as good as. new.

Having thus described my invention whnt I claim and desire by Letters Patent to secure is:

1. ln a device of the character described a rigid holder, a handle fast thereto, a convcxly curved spring mounted on said holder omcnd of said spring adapted to slide relatively thereto, a covering oi shoot material for seid l( OO IIO 

